This is definetly one of those type effect worth saving, you never know when you might need it, right? The subtle smoke coming out of the letters give it a extra technical look, a perfect fit if you need to design a car dealers website.

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This is a tip specially aimed for the Web Designers reading this post. Have you ever dared to those great looking headers found on the web? If yes, this tutorial is for you! In this piece you will learn how to use Photoshop to create a nice looking header and navbar for your website.

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Photoshop has some great tools that can do wonders, but what really makes it useful for the every day work is its set of it non destructive tools, that can do wonders on complicated tasks. In this tutorial, the first of a series, you can learn more about the Photoshop masks, one of the most important tools, and how it can help you save some work time.

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What I most liked about this tutorial in first place, was the use of the brushes and the nice touch in the typography. These two elements combined gave it an artsy grunge look, without looking dirty like the great majority of the grunge tutorials found on the web.

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When thinking about changing colors of a picture, the first tool that comes to your mind is the Color Replacement Tool. However, it’s not the best option due to it’s destructive nature (it messes with the pixels directly) and lack of fine adjustments options. So, what can you do turn a red show into a blue one? Your best bet is to use layer blend modes do change the color of the objects, since you can have full control of the lighter and darker parts of the image.

This tutorial is going to show you exactly how to do that, so don’t wait any longer, check it out right now!

The picture above is a combination of two different images, proving that the sky is the limit when you Photoshop is given to the hands of very talented people. This tutorial goes through the steps needed to combine two photographs and create a new one, which by the way could looks extremely realistic, adding lighting and mood to a flat photography.

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Have you ever wondered how those shiny icons found in Mac OS are drawn? Well, wonder no more! This great article by PSDTuts shows you how to achieve a very realistic look in a couple of steps. The results are superb, go there and check yourself.

Read Illustrate a Traffic Cone Icon in Photoshop.

Separate the hair of a close-up picture from its background is one of the most difficult tasks in photo retouching, if you ever tried to to that you know what I’m talking about. Without the proper tools and techniques this simple task can take a huge amount of time, and drive you mad pretty quickly. In this tutorial you can learn how to effectively use the background eraser tool in order to easily select the hair and make it pop-up from the background.

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Isn’t fantastic to be able to use some brushes, combined with some layer overlays, and be able to apply some eyeshadow in the eyes of a pretty woman? Yes, that’s the magic of Photoshop, simple steps to achieve great results. Check-out this tutorial to learn the ins and outs or modern age virtual make-up!

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Luckily for us there are several smart techniques that help reducing the amount of time in this tasks, and one of them involves the use of channels to mask the background of an image, making the creation of a selection marquee a piece of cake. Basically, all you have to do is choose the channel with the higher contrast between the foreground and background and use it as the base of a new selection. Yes, it’s that easy! What are you waiting, go there and check the tutorial for the details.

Read Mask an image using channels.